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The 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a rugby union tour by the South Africa national rugby union team to the Northern Hemisphere.
There were a number of anti-apartheid protests throughout the tour.[1]
The controversial tour happened during the apartheid era in South Africa, and came shortly after the D'Oliveira affair. There were protests at many of the matches, by anti-apartheid campaigners, calling themselves 'Stop the Seventy Tour', organised by Peter Hain. Future British prime minister Gordon Brown was the group's Edinburgh organiser.[2]
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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Oxford University | 3 | 6 | 5 November 1969 | Twickenham, London | Tour match |
Midland Counties East | 11 | 9 | 8 November 1969 | Welford Road, Leicester | Tour match |
Newport | 6 | 11 | 12 November 1969 | Rodney Parade, Newport | Tour match |
Swansea | 12 | 0 | 15 November 1969 | St Helens, Swansea | Tour match |
Gwent | 8 | 14 | 19 November 1969 | Ebbw Vale | Tour match |
London Counties | 22 | 6 | 22 November 1969 | Twickenham, London | Tour match |
North West Counties | 12 | 9 | 26 November 1969 | White City Stadium, Manchester | Tour match |
Ulster | 0 | 0 | 29 November 1969 | Ravenhill, Belfast | Tour match |
New Brighton/North of Ireland | 22 | 6 | 30 November 1969 | New Brighton | Tour match |
The North | 37 | 3 | 2 December 1969 | Aberdeen | Tour match |
Scotland | 3 | 6 | 6 December 1969 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | Test match |
Aberavon/Neath | 27 | 0 | 10 December 1969 | Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon | Tour match |
Cardiff | 17 | 3 | 13 December 1969 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Tour match |
Combined Services | 14 | 6 | 16 December 1969 | Aldershot Military Stadium, Aldershot | Tour match |
England | 8 | 11 | 20 December 1969 | Twickenham, London | Test match |
South West Counties | 9 | 6 | 23 December 1969 | Exeter | Tour match |
Western Counties | 3 | 3 | 27 December 1969 | Bristol | Tour match |
North East Counties | 24 | 11 | 3 January 1970 | Gosforth | Tour match |
Midland Counties West | 21 | 6 | 6 January 1970 | Coventry | Tour match |
Ireland | 8 | 8 | 10 January 1970 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Test match |
Munster | 25 | 9 | 14 January 1970 | Limerick | Tour match |
South of Scotland | 3 | 3 | 17 January 1970 | Galashiels | Tour match |
Llanelli | 10 | 9 | 20 January 1970 | Stradey Park, Llanelli | Tour match |
Wales | 6 | 6 | 24 January 1970 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Test match |
Southern Counties | 13 | 0 | 28 January 1970 | Gloucester | Tour match |
Barbarians | 21 | 12 | 31 January 1970 | Twickenham, London | Final Challenge |
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